and again,"THE LORDKNOWSTHE REASONINGSof the wise,THAT THEY ARE USELESS."
Whyare the nationsin an uproarAnd the peoplesdevisinga vainthing?
The LORDknowsthe thoughtsof man,That they are a [mere] breath.
Thereis nowisdomand nounderstandingAnd nocounselagainstthe LORD.
For even though they knewGod,they did not honorHim as Godorgive thanks,but they became futilein their speculations,and their foolishheartwas darkened.
Seeto it that noonetakes you captivethroughphilosophyand emptydeception,accordingto the traditionof men,accordingto the elementary principlesof the world,ratherthanaccordingto Christ.
